[AMRadio] Millen High Voltage Connectors

[W7QHO at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/10/06 11:37:54 AM, garyschafer at comcast.net writes:


> If you over tighten the millen connectors they will crack the shell of the
> chassis part pretty easily. You may not realize they have cracked. This can
> be a leakage point.
> 
> 

Yep, they sure will.   For HV I like to use a ceramic feed through insulator 
covered by a removable housing to prevent accidental contact with the exposed 
screw stud.   The Navy SRT-14/15/16 transmitters used ceramic plate caps (807 
size) on the cable ends and ceramic feed throughs with appropriately sized 
brass mating lugs on the chassis side for HV connections.   Clever solution.

Dennis D. W7QHO
Glendale, CA